A rhinoceros' horn is made of the same stuff found in our hair and fingernails which is called keratin.
Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
Did you know moths are not really attracted to light? Moths fly towards the blackest point which is behind the light.
The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. That makes the catfish rank #1 for animal having the most taste buds.
The flea can jump 350 times its body length. That is like a person jumping the length of a football field!
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Mosquitoes do not bite. They stab. A mosquito has no jaws, so when attacking a victim, it pierces it with its long proboscis and sucks the blood up through it's nasal tube.
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. (thank goodness!)
Starfishes haven't got brains.
Some breeds of vultures can fly at altitudes as high as 36,900 feet.
Ostriches live about 75 years and can reproduce for 50 years.
The fastest person can swim at 6 miles per hour. The fastest mammal - the dolphin - can swim up to 35 miles per hour.
Did you know that fish talk to each other? Some of them communicate by making noises in their throats by rasping their teeth, and others use their swim bladders to make sounds.
How do reindeers survive in the extreme cold? Most animals don't eat moss. It's hard to digest, and it has little nutritional value. But reindeer fill up with lots of moss. Why? The moss contains a special chemical that helps reindeer keep their body fluids warm. When the reindeer make their yearly journey across the icy Arctic region, the chemical keeps them from freezing-just like antifreeze keeps a car from freezing up in the cold winter. WoW!!!
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